Last season, the Yankees stumbled on their way to an 82-win season, losing nine straight and being eliminated from the expansion playoff race in August.
They threw a total of 23,889 pitches and used 30 pitchers, excluding Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson’s five innings appearances in a lopsided game.
Gerrit Cole threw 3,281 pitches in 209 innings.
Carlos Rodon and Nestor Cortes, whom the Yankees relied on as a reliable trio behind Cole, threw a combined 2,201 pitches in 127 2/3 innings, missing most of the season with injuries and at times missing games.He was unable to pitch effectively.
Fresh off the Super Bowl without the Giants and Jets, the Yankees head into spring training hoping Rodon and Cortez can return to their 2022 form, with the left-handed duo winning 26 games and pitching 336 1/3 innings.
Baseball-Reference’s initial predictions are for both pitchers to win seven games apiece, and with both pitchers heading into the spring ready to prove it, expectations are low, but Rodon will be the first in six years to win.
I’m more confident than Cortez, who is in his sixth year.
In a $162 season, he posted the worst ERA in baseball history at 6.
85.
These reasons suggest there is a need for more starting pitchers after Luis Severino left to the Mets in free agency, but he is unlikely to be acquired and Michael King It’s part of Juan Soto’s massive contract.
The Yankees could be looking for familiar players like Jordan Montgomery or Blake Snell on the free agent market, something they may have looked into when talking with San Diego about a package for Soto .
Or maybe we can make another deal.
The Yankees’ recent pitcher trades have included signing pitchers like Sonny Gray and James Paxton for more than half the season to lead the team, and signing veterans like J.A.
Johnson.
I’ll be happy for half a season until I renew my contract. Will the New York Yankees be involved if Shane Bieber becomes available?
Larry Fleischer Contributor I’ve been covering the New York sports scene for over a decade.
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Last season, the Yankees stumbled on their way to an 82-win season, losing nine straight and being eliminated from the expansion playoff race in August.
They threw a total of 23,889 pitches and used 30 different pitchers, which doesn’t include Kiner Falefa’s Isaiah and Josh Donaldson’s five innings in a lopsided game.
Gerrit Cole threw 3,281 pitches in 209 innings.
Carlos Rodon and Nestor Cortes, whom the Yankees relied on as a reliable trio behind Cole, threw a combined 2,201 pitches in 127 2/3 innings, missing most of the season with injuries and at times missing games.
He was unable to pitch effectively.
.
Immediately after the Super Bowl ended without the Giants and Jets, the Yankees enter spring training hoping Rodon and Cortez can get back into shape for 2022.
At this time, the left-handed duo pitched 1/3 innings with 26 wins and a batting average of .
336.
Baseball-Reference’s initial predictions are for both pitchers to win seven games apiece, and with both pitchers heading into the spring ready to prove it, expectations are low, but Rodon will be the first in six years to win.
I’m more confident than Cortez, who is in his sixth year.
In a $162 season, he posted the worst ERA in baseball history at 6.
85.
These reasons suggest there is a need for more starting pitchers after Luis Severino left to the Mets in free agency, but it is unlikely he will be acquired and Michael -King is part of Juan Soto’s massive contract.
The Yankees could be looking for familiar players like Jordan Montgomery or Blake Snell on the free agent market, something they may have looked into when talking with San Diego about a package for Soto .
Or maybe we can make another deal.
The Yankees’ recent pitcher trades have included signing pitchers like Sonny Gray and James Paxton for more than half the season to lead the team, and signing veterans like J.A.
Johnson.
I’ll be happy for half a season until I renew my contract.
One possibility has been 2020 Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber, who had seven runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings for the Yankees in the Wild Card Series in Cleveland.
Bieber is 60-32 with a 3.
27 ERA in 134 career games, but is on an expiring contract, and the Guardians have a history of trading these pitchers, most notably in the year when they traded CC Sabathia.
in 2008 and 2009, when he moved to Milwaukee.
, when Cliff Lee was sent to Philadelphia.
Bieber is not mentioned in as much detail as Dylan.
Cleveland should not move on from the White Sox and Brewers’ Corbin Burnes, as they could wait until the busy July trade deadline, as well as Sabathia and Lee,Cleveland may wait until the frenzy of the trade deadline in July.
However, things could be different this time, as Bieber is expected to make at least $12 million in arbitration, according to Sportrac and MLBtraderumors.com.
Cleveland, like other teams, faces financial uncertainty for regional television networks and could take early action.
Bieber is a good option, but like Rodon and Cortez, he will be out for an extended period due to injury.
After July 9, he pitched twice due to elbow inflammation, but pitched 128 innings and was mostly effective, finishing with a 3.80 ERA.
In the Bieber-Yankee scenario, he would also be reunited with pitching coach Matt Blake, who served as assistant director of pitcher development in Cleveland.
The Yankees don’t seem close to adding another pitcher after missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but it will be interesting to see how they approach adding a free agent for the second year in a row, waiting for Rodon and Cortez.
Bieber’s fastball velocity has declined since his Cy Young year, and he’s playing in Bieber’s place or in an outright trade.
Until then, his 3.
97 ERA is his best full-season record since 2019, and the team’s intrigue continues to be even higher if you exclude Cole, who is on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.
